Asturian-American Migration Forum

Hello Gil, thanks for the reply. I'm glad to hear that a Rodriguez from Tampa shares the same roots I do in Cangas del Narcea. Just like you, I visited Cangas del Narcea this past summer as part of a vacation/fact finding mission. I did not expect to find much information since I had only three days...

Sra. Piedra, quizas esta informacion pueda ayudarle a conseguir los documentos necesarios para obtener su ciudadania Espanola. Recientemente mis familiares que viven en Cuba obtuvieron documentos similares que prueban la entrada de nuestro abuelo Asturiano a la Habana. En nuestro caso especifico, el...

After putting it off for close to 20 years, my family and I decided to include a three day visit to Asturias as part of our recent European vacation. Our trip was intended as part sightseeing and part retracing of our family roots. We chose to lodge at Oviedo's La Reconquista Hotel, an elegant and f...

My grandfather, Manuel Rodriguez Silva, was born in Cangas del Narcea, (formerly Cangas de Tineo) Asturias in 1871. His parents were Jose Rodriguez Menendez, a native of Jarceley and Manuela Silva Llano, a native of Sorriba. The family is also believed to have lived in a nearby village named Villar ...

Hello to all. I am a new member, though I have visited this site on many occasions throughout the last few years. I would like to thank the moderators of this site for keeping alive our Asturian history and culture. Thanks to the diverse information I found on this forum, after years of putting it o...